Voices condemning the Eskom tariff hike are growing as South Africans are subjected to ever-increasing rolling blackouts.
“This will result in more nonpayment, theft, illegal connections and related technical losses, and will further worsen municipalities’ inability to pay Eskom.
Salga said, in the current business model, municipalities buy bulk electricity from Eskom and onsell to customers at a mark-up. We can’t afford these delays while we are sliding further into economic decline and electricity shortagesIt said it wanted an accelerated energy transition including legislative reforms that would enable municipalities to generate their own electricity and buy electricity from independent power producers to relieve pressure on Eskom and ensure energy security.
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